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An author's toughest job is marketing. Well, for some it's editing, but I can't really help you with that. I can help you get your name out there. I'll help you get your book cover seen by as many eyes as possible and/or help to connect you with others on Twitter. Check out my services below.
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My services are ad hoc.
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There is no minimum number of tweets that will go out. I will continue tweeting for the foreseeable future. Tweets that are going out right now, in fact, include book promos that were paid for more than a year ago.
Here's an example of a book ad, though tweets in the future will probably include more hashtags.
For the time being, he’s content with letting Laura run about as she wills, but he promises to come collect her shortly. https://t.co/tP4N6Qeb5R #adventure— Mark Lee (@MasqCrew) June 21, 2019
Here's an example of one.
The Adventures Of Miss Ann Thrope: An Assassin's Story (Friendship Series Book 2) by @JhedronLucksparhttps://t.co/ptQkEVJ3nI#scifi #timetravel #cyberpunk #WritingCommunity— Mark Lee (@MasqCrew) June 18, 2019
A lethal assassin. Traveler in space and time.
They shouldn't have threatened her grandchildren. pic.twitter.com/0jigxN9dr8
Here's an example.
"Alice In Wonderland captivates me because it symbolizes the strange transition from childhood to adulthood. Alice faces obstacles and matures because of them." — @emeraldglow99 #WritingCommunity pic.twitter.com/mUs39ciR4a— Mark Lee (@MasqCrew) June 21, 2019
If you'd like, I can also mention you in group Follow Tweets. I will periodically tag you in a Follow Friday or Writer Lift tweet. Once a week, most likely. I will continue to tag you for the foreseeable future, allowing you to gain followers for quite some time. I recommend you follow and interact with those who you are tagged with.
With interaction, some will follow you back. Others will not. After some time has passed, it'll be safe to unfollow to make room for new people. Don't do it too quickly, though. Twitter doesn't like that. Be sure to pay attention to Twitter's policies. I'll be happy to help with these if you are confused.
#Follow @Meganmfranks — "Author of #thelordpoet read it for FREE with Kindle Unlimited for a limited time: https://t.co/OphFcVIWMO Fierce latte fan. #Victorian, sarcasm and Lord Byron lover."#WritingCommunity #Writer #Author pic.twitter.com/ruKSSkWTyl— Mark Lee (@MasqCrew) June 21, 2019
In addition to general interview tags, you'll let me know ahead of time what type of special tweets you'd like to be tagged in. These include the following.
- Authors actively looking for reviews
- Authors looking for betas, editors, cover artists, etc...
- Cover reveals, giveaways and contests
- Free, 99¢, and sale periods
- Blog post promotion
- New Pinned Tweet
If you have an idea for a special tag tweet, let me know, and I'll probably add it to the line up.
Here's an example.
How's your #writing coming along today?#WritingCommunity#amwriting#writer#author
— Mark Lee (@MasqCrew) June 22, 2019
Tagging: @danailhristov_ @TigerBites @AWritersLifeTBC @Beckawrites pic.twitter.com/9kC2EYkDhH
The event can be pretty much anything.
There is one caveat: please give me plenty of time to put it together. A day or two's notice isn't always enough. A full week in advance is preferred. I'll be able to schedule my time accordingly.
I'll be happy to give you my opinion about your book's Amazon page. My opinion may also include ways to improve the page. This is totally optional, so I'll only do it if you ask me to. If you do it, though, I would have me do it before I compose any Amazon tweets for you. If you are able to improve your sales page, you might get more tweets out of me.
The best way to have a lengthy conversation is email. That's how clients communicate with me after purchasing a service. Here's my email address.
msl_007@live.com
I'm pretty active there, especially with the #WritingCommunity.
After you buy something, I'll email you using the address I get from PayPal. Allow up to 24 hours for me to get back with you. If you use a different address for correspondence, it might be best to email me first. My email address is the following.
msl_007@live.com
I don't have a set schedule for tweets. At present I group all new tweets together, sending them out at one time (more or less). Older tweets are mixed in to spread out the entire batch. After new tweets are sent out, I can't send out the same group for several days. (Twitter's rules) During that time I continue to send out older tweets.
If several authors sign up for tweets in a short period of time, I might make a second batch of new tweets. Either way, an author may see tweets one day but not the next. Once an initial run is done, it may be several days before those tweets resurface.
This obviously doesn't apply to a Special Campaign of Tweets. For this, an author pays a little extra not only for a few more tweets than normal but I will also push back all other new tweets if necessary. It depends on how many tweets total need to go out during a set time.
Due to the fleeting nature of social media and advertising in general, I don't just send your tweets out once. I send them out again and again. So, it isn't a question of how long, but really a question of how large my database is. But I also want to give authors long-term exposure. So, I have to balance the two.
Amazon tweets going out right now include ones paid for more than a year ago. Some of these need to be purged to make room for newer tweets, but I don't do that very often. I do focus a little more on newer clients, but older tweets still have a little exposure left even in old age.
I'm constantly tweaking my database in an attempt to be fair to all, new and old alike. So, for Amazon tweets, you have nothing to worry about. Those tweets will go out for quite some time. And in the future, if I set a limit or time frame, it will be generous.
The engagement tweets (interviews and follower boost) are a new service. I don't know how long I'll do these for each client. Some of these may enter the database just like ads, in which case, they will go for quite some time.
Tagging authors in engagement tweets is another story. I'll make sure to do these for a month (maybe two), but since it is so time-consuming to do this, I have to set a limit, especially for the price I'm charging.
After I do engagement tagging for a while, I'll have a better idea about how long I'm willing to do it at a certain price point. In any case, I try to give more than what an author pays for.
My main Twitter account (@MasqCrew) has nearly 54,000 followers. Once you combine the other four accounts I post to, there are more than 100,000 followers. So, there's definitely potential.
Since I send out the same tweet many times over the life of a campaign, I can't tell you how many people will see an ad, though it's easily in the tens of thousands. I've set my prices at a point to where even if most people ignore your tweets, not all is lost. There will be some retweets, likes, and comments, but it's a sad fact that most people ignore advertising.
Some people do click on my ads, though. I make a few dollars from Amazon each month to prove it.
And there are tons of people who see an ad but aren't moved to act on it. The image is still there. If you are active on social media, the impression might be enough.
This is also why I am now offering services designed to boost engagement. You aren't just selling your book. You need to sell yourself. If you are known on Twitter, especially among the Writing Community, casually seeing your book cover in their feed will have an accumulative effect.
Some authors will do well with my advertising. Others not so much. The problem often lies with first impressions. Perhaps a better book cover or a catchier synopsis is in order. I'll be happy to help if I can. My time is limited, though, so I'm going to help clients first.
This depends on the service. I will compose as many Amazon tweets as I can in a given time frame. I usually give myself about ten minutes. In this time I can usually compose at least 5 different tweets but often 10 or 15. The major factor here is how well your book's Amazon page is constructed. How many marketable phrases are there? Is there anything that will slow me down?
For many of the other services, I can't say how many tweets I'll do. These are new services for me. Rest assured, though, you'll get your money's worth. Or, rather, I'll spend enough time to make the price cheap.
There is a PayPal button for each service. Click on a service above, and there will be a button at the top, right under the price. Under the button is a description of the service.
Readers are sometimes a hard nut to crack. They don't advertise themselves as openly as writers do. They aren't looking to connect with as many people as possible.
But I do have readers and book bloggers who follow me. Some of them could see an ad or an engagement tweet. When it comes to book bloggers, though, most of them are booked up solid. Frankly, there aren't enough people reviewing books, especially openly online.
Most writers are readers, though. Many of them regularly buy books from the Indie Community. Or they might be interested in leaving a review for you. Or they might be interested in helping you by beta reading your manuscript. In other words, connecting with writers on Twitter is a great way to market your book.
It's all about connections.
If you are already active in the Writing Community on Twitter, perhaps my engagement services won't do much for you. But for a few bucks, I'll get your name out there in the community, putting you in contact with some who might want to read your book or help you out in some other way.
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